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Here's the definitions from the NYS Penal Law........ 4. "Switchblade knife" means any knife which has a blade which opens automatically by hand pressure applied to a button, spring or other device in the handle of the knife. 5. "Gravity knife" means any knife which has a blade which is released from the handle or sheath thereof by the force of gravity or the application of centrifugal force which, when released, is locked in place by means of a button, spring, lever or other device. 5-a. "Pilum ballistic knife" means any knife which has a blade which can be projected from the handle by hand pressure applied to a button, lever, spring or other device in the handle of the knife. 5-b. "Metal knuckle knife" means a weapon that, when closed, cannot function as a set of plastic knuckles or metal knuckles, nor as a knife and when open, can function as both a set of plastic knuckles or metal knuckles as well as a knife. 5-c. "Automatic knife" includes a stiletto, a switchblade knife, a gravity knife, a cane sword, a pilum ballistic knife, and a metal knuckle knife.

how do people who are not U.S. Citizens cut up their food?

I think he dropped a post on us since the hysteria of his absence........maybe he's mad at us...oh well.

quite a few I would think..........how many people that have been watching a nice buck all summer want to chance waiting to get a shot at it?

Bingo!!

I have to work Memorial Day...my only plan is to buy and hang a new American Flag.

I think woodsmanship left the room long ago....ATV's is the least of the problem if true woodsmanship is what some are worried about.

earn a buck makes sense............how many guys won't even hunt that portion because they have no need or desire to kill a doe?......make it mandatory in order to get that buck tag..

If I recall correctly, John Gotti was supposedly a great neighbor to many..........well, all except for the guy that accidentally killed his son, whatever happened to that guy anyway???

true, I didn't put to much thought into my comment before posting.

you have any idea how many yearling bucks would also be saved it that was implemented?.....if you ask me, that's a great idea.

from what I understand, the Law Enforcement part of the DEC is separate from the Wildlife management part.......unless they are being told not to respond to those calls???????? from my dealings with Police Dept.'s and the way they operate, if someone calls 911 an Officer responds regardless of how petty or ridiculous the call or complaint may be, not responding isn't an option....maybe they weed out the calls due to the volume and their inability to handle each and every one because of manpower issues??

I guess you could say the solution would be to hire many more ECO's, which I doubt is going to happen any time soon.....you could also train Local Police in The ECL and have them respond to these calls as well, which would also cost money and infringe on the duties of another agency, so that would probably be like pulling teeth....there is no easy solution.....what have I done? since there is an almost nonexistent poaching problem were I live and haven't experienced it as a major problem when I do travel to hunt, I haven't done anything........but then again I don't bitch about it either.

some of these little dying towns are the type you miss if you blink while driving through..............I doubt they offer enough local business to really turn things around for the residents, my guess is the larger portion of the money generated is being put into the bank accounts of the big landowners and gas companies.......maybe if it was allowed, and being done right next to the big Towns/Cities that are crapping out you would see a turn around, but the tiny Town's? I don't see it............and that would go for any type of business that would be touted as a lifesaver for these little Towns, not just Fracking.

if you look at the amount of ECO's assigned to some areas, it's pretty obvious why they can't be everywhere at once or follow up on complaints in a timely manner......some counties have only two, and I'm pretty sure they aren't working 24 hours a day.

most are Doug Fir with a few Scotch Pine in the mix..........and like I mentioned earlier, the White Pine are doing great...no signs of distress or disease.

it's kinda like a vertical bow, invented and used way before your time.......

the last time that happened to me, it was an empty beer can that got stuck under the pedal...since then I just toss em out the window as I finish em.........little bit of humor I threw in to lighten things up, sorry if I offend anyone.

they don't appear to be under attack from anything other than the rough winter.....the white pine I planted are doing great, but they are in an area that gets moisture year round...but then again I have no idea if the things you mentioned would be noticeable to the average person

a few years back, probably 10 or so, we planted a bunch of trees that would fall into the Christmas tree category....after the last two winters they look like hell and are all browned out and we even lost a few, but they are showing new buds/growth.....anyone know what causes this and is there any hope they will ever fully recover and fill out and look the way they once did?

scary stuff for sure....keep in mind turning the car off will lock the steering wheel as well.....what kind of car?

well, I have no dog in this fight, but can see both sides of the argument..........I can't imagine how pumping chemicals into the ground and disrupting what lies beneath can't at some point create problems....on the other hand, I can understand how some want to create jobs to save the economy of their dying towns...but, I also would think that the larger amount of money being made would go to people who don't live in those towns but live elsewhere..I know plenty of people looking to cash in on natural gas wells and wind turbines who would put zero money into the local economy.

you also have to consider, that the LEO who would never in a hundred years charge you with a Safe Act violation on it's own, may have no choice in the matter if it's coupled with other charges / factors......

I would think the NYS Police would be pretty strong enforcers of this law...........and don't they provide Police services in areas of NYS that don't have their own dept's? and that's a pretty big area. I know if 911 is called in our area of Delaware County it's the NYS Police who respond.

I didn't look too deeply into it, but pretty sure this it the charge for failing to register..........but like I said, I didn't dig too deep so may be wrong. 265.01-b Criminal possession of a firearm. A person is guilty of criminal possession of a firearm when he or she: (1) possesses any firearm or; (2) lawfully possesses a firearm prior to the effective date of the chapter of the laws of two thousand thirteen which added this section subject to the registration requirements of subdivision sixteen-a of section 400.00 of this chapter and knowingly fails to register such firearm pursuant to such subdivision. Criminal possession of a firearm is a class E felony.